The Power Within is an anthology of superhero fiction featuring the core characters from the award-winning iHero Entertainment Universe. The omnibus collects all the stories from founder Frank Fradella from 1999 through 2005, including the P&E Short Story of the Year, "The Ritual of Vesta."

Sean Taylor understands better than most what it takes to tell stories about people with powers more than the cliche many expect. In this giant tome, Taylor delves deep into the humanity of his creations, from the gender-bending Fishnet Angel to the tragic Starlight, but never forgets to add the right amount of danger and action to accent the tale.

An anti-research group causes an experiment to go awry, ending in a disaster for research firm Fargene. People and animals are mutated and run rampant, murdering people and later assaulting another research firm for supplies to stop the mutation.
Aliens arrive near Metrocity, confusing the situation as two separate groups appear. The heroes of Metrocity must stop the mutants and alien pirates.

Two mystical weapons, one good, one evil, fall into hands of two teenage cheerleaders. They prepare to fight out a battle five hundred years in the making. But everything changes when an army of monstrous cannibals appear...

I Scream, You Scream. It's Alien Ice Cream!
In this first adventure, heroes Abigail, Andrew, and Baby Zoë try to keep their cool on the hottest day of the year. Soon, though, they discover that not all ice cream is created equal. Some is created by aliens who have plans to take over the world.

It's a bad time to be a superhero. When the world turned its back on metahumans, the golden age of superheroes came crashing down. Now a mysterious supercriminal is making one final bid for power, and with no one else left to protect the world, ex-hero Spook must risk everything to take him down. There will be no reprieve, no negotiation. War is coming. Put on the mask. There’s work to be done.

Tracy Tannin has always felt ordinary and dull, but when she finds an antique belt in her grandmother’s attic, suddenly everyone wants her—or maybe they just want the belt.
Superhero Hale has no interest in mortals, so when he starts to crave the mortal he’s been assigned to protect, he knows it must be the belt, right?
Because no way can a guy like Hale fall for a girl like Tracy.
Right?

Monkey See, Monkey Do.
Monkey Puts YOU in the Zoo!
In this adventure, the heroes let their inner apes escape. A monster truck rally turns into a regular barrel of monkeys. Abigail, Andrew, and Baby Zoe had better peel out before everyone goes bananas.